Electric Handle Heating; Starting / Stopping The Engine - Stihl MS 260 Instruction Manual

18 Electric Handle Heating

18 Electric Handle Heating
18.1 Switching on the handle heat‐
ing (depending on model).
► Move switch on front handle to F – move
switch back to 0 to switch off the heating.
There is no risk of overheating during long peri‐
ods of operation. The heating system is mainte‐
nance-free.
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19 Starting / Stopping the
Engine
19.1 Positions of the master control
lever
0
Stop 0 – engine off – ignition is switched off
Run F – Engine running or can start
Warm start n – this position is for starting the
warm engine – the master control lever returns to
run when the throttle trigger is squeezed
Cold start l – this position is for starting the
cold engine
19.2 Adjusting the master control
lever
To adjust the master control lever from run F to
cold start l, press and hold down the throttle
trigger lockout and throttle trigger simultaneously
– set master control lever.
To set the master control lever to warm start n,
first set it to cold start l, then push the master
control lever into the warm start n position.
Switching to the warm start n position is only
possible from the cold start l position.
Simultaneously pressing the throttle trigger lock‐
out and blipping the throttle trigger causes the
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